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Corves

Corf \Corf\ (k[^o]rf), n.; pl. Corves (k[^o]rvz). [Cf. LG. & D. korf basket, G. korb, fr. L. corbis.]

  1. A basket.

  2. (Mining)

    1. A large basket used in carrying or hoisting coal or ore.

    2. A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or ore in the mines.

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corves

n. (corf English)

Usage examples of "corves".

Halfway up the tunnel, Lata pulled the ventilation fan back so that they could drag the corves through.

She fell into an uneasy dream of dragging bigger and bigger corves up a worse slope than any in the mine, with the Piper behind her dark and faceless and threatening, and her legs jerked and twitched all night as the overstrained muscles tried to remember how to rest.

The bearers came up from the pit, emptied their corves on the dump, and went down again in their endless round.

The women also began to gather: when they had emptied their corves they did not go back down the shaft but joined the silent crowd.

The other hewers put their tools into their corves and began rolling them back along the tunnel.

They passed one of the adits that drained water from the mine, then concealed themselves in an abandoned passage while half a dozen boys pushed empty corves along the main tunnel.

King is so powerless that his own army is run by advisers from these states, and so helpless that he enforces their corves of Kambu labor.